On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 05:24:11PM +0200, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Alexander Maryanovsky wrote: > > > > > >>reboot mandrake 9, open konsole and do "tail -f /var/log/messages" (as > > >>root) - > > >>then plug the modem and see what it's writing on the log. > > > > > >As soon as I plug the modem in, Linux hangs. > > >I will try what you suggested though - maybe it will print something > > >before hanging. > > > > Just tried that. There seem to be nothing printed to that file when I plug > > in the modem, and Linux hangs (caps lock doesn't work, mouse doesn't move). > > I've enabled some verbose debugging option in the kernel (via the control > > center) and tried everything again, with similar results. > > > > Another thing I've noticed - after Linux hangs and I reboot it by pressing > > the "reset" button, it will get hung again during boot, this time when > > displaying "Press Y within 5 seconds to force system integrity check". > > > > I copied my /var/log/messages file to a floppy, so if you think looking at > > it may help, I can send it to you. > > I wouldn't call that "success". > > When you originally posted to gnubies-il I suggested a simpler way to boot > your system without passing thorough that check (adding the parameter > INIT=/bihn/bash) >
Indeed, what were the results of appending init=/bin/sh? Similarily, one can try booting into single user mode and then reconnect the modem. A painfull way to pin point the offending piece of hardware, assuming that there is one is to remove one device at a time and see what is heppaning. Alternatively one can make his system a minimal one by removing as many devices as possible. Another option is to take the modem to another Linux box. This requires another box of course. What about doing a web search for `USB Linux' or `USB Linux hang'? Posting to the equivalent of debian-user? > The command "open" opens another virtual terminal. > > Maybe you can run "/sbin/init" from one of the terminals and see how it > behaves? > > Comments, anybody? > > -- > Tzafrir Cohen > mailto:tzafrir@;technion.ac.il > http://www.technion.ac.il/~tzafrir > > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Shaul Karl, [EMAIL PROTECTED] e t ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
